Rezca: In other words, I'm guessing based on past experience and my current experiences in the game, having seen the AI operate on their Beginner leveled Masters and one Competent Master.
That doesn't even make sense.
Maybe my question was not clear, so here it is, clarified further >
Start a single player scenario/campaign
Choose difficulty level for YOUR hero, say, Beginner => this should make the game easier for you, the human player, and THIS IS CLEAR. But you can also change the difficulties for the AI players, from Beginner to Overlord. What does that actually mean?